Transitional moments in life can be momentous and rewarding at the same time, and Nabarun Deb is a perfect example of this statement. After completing his masters degree in Statistics in India, he made the move to the “Big Apple” (New York) in 2017 to join Columbia University as a Ph.D. candidate. “In Columbia, I developed a passion for optimal transport, an ideal blend of probability theory and statistical methodology”, he says. Over the next five years, Nabarun’s journey has had moments of deep connection with peers, as well as exciting new opportunities in his academic career. One such avenue was optimal transport. For statisticians such as himself, it was a relatively new and exciting area with never ending paths to explore. In fact, this was how he ended up coming across the PIMS PDF position on optimal transport at UBC with a dedicated group of specialists in the area. Nabarun applied and got accepted for the position, and joined UBC as a postdoctoral fellow with PIMS in August 2022, and since then, says, “It has been a blast.” Now, we have connected with Nabarun to catch up on his research and well-being since coming to Canada.
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